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*Be it known that I, STEPHEN R. Roscoif, of Obion county, und Stute of Tennessee, have invented ju new und improved Sofa or Settee Bedstead; and I do hereby declare that the following is :1- full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and letters of reference :md figures murlied thereon.

The nature ot` my invention consists in providing u double-sented spring or other sofa, and when the upper sea-t is turned 'boek it revolves in its own frame, so as to furnish the spring or cushion surfucorfor e. bed.

'.lo enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed-to describe its construev tion :rnd operation.

I construct my sofa. or erettee with two separate, distinct, amd complete seats, und these muy be plain spring or cushioned,-A B. These two seats wrevunited by hinges a a. '.lhe seat B is mudo stationary, while the sont A is so constructed as to revolve on pivots at each end, und to move easily within its own frame b b.

When the freine b b is raised und turned bock', the seat A would necessarily be Aupside down, but' by releasingor drawing back the pins or bolts c c, this `sent will revolve upon itsApivots and reverse its position, again -pre- Santing thc cushioned or spring surface for use as a. bed. While beingv thus used as al bed, the projections c e come in contact with the floor, and form the necessary feet for the bedste'ad. When tlie sofa. or setteeis opened for use :is u. bedstend, the rear slats or pieces composing the fra-ums I) b and ff are caused to slide under the sent B, solas notto interfere with the position of the cushions for sleeping purposcs,esliding through. grooves cnt in the lower portion of -tlre posts g g. When seat'A is replaced on seat B, as a sofa., lounge, or settee, tli-cse p sliding pieces are held firmly in their places by braces of leather or other suits-'ble material extending from 'the bottom of the sofa. or lounge to the lower and upper inside surfucesot the sliding pieces. i

Whzrtl'claim 'as luy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is Y '.lho revolving lower cushion or scot of the sofu, secured in its position as described, in combina-tion with the movable portion of the frame, passing ont ofthe why und: beneath thc cushions or seats, as herein substring A STEPHEN R. ROSCOE.

Witnesses:

L. N. CLors, PENELOPE CLors. 

